ABSTRACT
The story in the chapter illustrates the immense tensions and repercussions of unexpected interactions with one parent and one child on one day, making visible the multiple roles and complexities of a working day in a busy nursery. But this is nursery life in the raw; it can be all of these things, in any one day. The story highlights the hidden dangers and the potential for suppressed anger in relationships based on an asymmetry of power that, until the incidents in the story occurred. Although the story highlights the power asymmetry between parent/practitioner and practitioner/child, it also goes beyond power asymmetry to a moment in which practitioner and child stand as equals, bringing tension into harmony and resolution, listening deeply to the child. This led to a sensitive discussion between practitioner and child about rabbits, the wind and ultimately to a sense of freeing, for both and flying kites.
